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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What's with the 200/mo vacation? What is Petro and why does it cost so much?[/quote] Cross-country trip for family of 4 to visit family at holidays. Tickets *alone* are about $2000, not including renting car or other expenses. That would leave less $1k for normal vacation, likely a couple days at a motel near one of the delaware beaches (which has been our normal vacation even now).[/quote] OP, what are you willing to cut back on? It seems like you want to give up half your income but still maintain exactly the same standard of living you did before. For the vast majority of people, that's just not possible.[/quote] This is the thing. Unless you have substantial savings (beyond what you'd need for retirement, college etc) you can't maintain your lifestyle on one income. Is staying home worth giving up kid activities? Vacations? Certain foods? For us, it wouldn't be. [/quote]
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